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CCZT Contributors

CCZT Overview
Certificate of Competence in Zero Trust
We extend our appreciation to the individuals whose dedication and expertise have made the development of the CCZT exam possible. Each of the contributors have volunteered their time and resources, leaving a mark on this certification. Their collaborative efforts and commitment to excellence have been instrumental in shaping the course content and ensuring its quality.

Contributors to the CCZT receive a digital badge that demonstrates their expertise in Zero Trust principles and their collaboration in developing a CSA certification. The digital badge recognizes their achievement and can be displayed online on social media, resumes, etc.

If you have any questions or have interest in participating in future course or certification development, you can email CSA at [email protected].

Developers

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Michael J Herndon
IT Senior Compliance Manager, Bayer A.G.

Michael J Herndon

IT Senior Compliance Manager, Bayer A.G.

Shruti Kulkarni
Shruti Kulkarni
Information Security Architect, Elexon

Shruti Kulkarni

Information Security Architect, Elexon

I am a security professional with experience across various domains of security. I work in defining organisation’s security strategy, security architecture and security practices. Translating business objectives and risk management strategies into specific security processes enabled by security technologies and services. I work on gap analysis, design, implementation and...

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Richard Lee
Richard Lee
Director Architecture / Infrastructure Architect / Security Architect / Cloud Architect at R Lee Associates

Richard Lee

Director Architecture / Infrastructure Architect / Security Architect / Cloud Architect at R Lee Associates

Robert D. Morris
Robert D. Morris
Lead Cyber Security Architect at MITRE

Robert D. Morris

Lead Cyber Security Architect at MITRE

A cybersecurity expert with 16 years of experience ranging from incident response, forensics, solution engineering, risk management, compliance, security architecture, and leadership in industries such as high-tech, defense contracting, and public sector.

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Vani Murthy
Vani Murthy
Sr. Information Security Compliance Advisor, Akamai Technologies

Vani Murthy

Sr. Information Security Compliance Advisor, Akamai Technologies

Vani has 20+ years of IT experience in the areas such as Security, Risk, Compliance, Cloud services (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS) architecture

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Aunudrei Oliver
Aunudrei Oliver
Director, Customer Experience Product Management at CISCO

Aunudrei Oliver

Director, Customer Experience Product Management at CISCO

Michael Roza
Michael Roza
Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC

Michael Roza

Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC

Since 2012, Michael Roza has been a pivotal member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) family. He has contributed to over 125 projects, as a Lead Author or Author/Contributor and many more as a Reviewer/Editor.

Michael's extensive contributions encompass critical areas including Artificial Intelligence, Zero Trust/Software Defined Perimeter, Internet of Things, Top Threats, Cloud Control Matrix, DevSecOps, and Key Management. His lea...

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Heinrich Smit
Heinrich Smit
CISO & Risk Management at Semperis

Heinrich Smit

CISO & Risk Management at Semperis

Heinrich is a recognized Information Protection and Zero Trust expert who started out in Law, and pivoted to his love of technology during the Tech Boom. He has led teams at software innovators and large financial institutions, has authored entire Information Security Policy stores, and has protected data at both 280,000 seat regulated enterprises and SAAS-based startup unicorns. He is passionate about Privacy and Zero Trust, as well as Def...

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Prasad T
Prasad T
Head - Information Security at Verse Innovation

Prasad T

Head - Information Security at Verse Innovation

Editors

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Mark McGloin
Cloud CISO, IBM

Mark McGloin

Cloud CISO, IBM

Alex Sharpe
Alex Sharpe
Managing Director at Sharpe42

Alex Sharpe

Managing Director at Sharpe42

Mr. Sharpe is a long-time (+30 years) Cybersecurity, Governance, and Digital Transformation expert with real-world operational experience. Mr. Sharpe has run business units and has influenced national policy. He has spent much of his career helping corporations and government agencies create value while mitigating cyber risk. This provides him a pragmatic understanding of the delicate balance between Business realities, Cybersecurity, and O...

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Roland Kissoon
Roland Kissoon
Senior Specialist - Cyber Security at Microsoft

Roland Kissoon

Senior Specialist - Cyber Security at Microsoft

Roland has over 25 years of progressive extensive experience with increasing responsibilities in multiple security domains. He is responsible for security strategy and direction, industry trends, threat landscape, and best practices, as well as being a trusted adviser to senior management and customer executives. Along with his cloud, network, cyber security and physical security experience, Roland has worked on projects designing, developi...

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Matt Lee
Matt Lee
Senior Director of Security and Compliance at Pax8

Matt Lee

Senior Director of Security and Compliance at Pax8

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Cory Missimore
Group Manager, Avanade

Cory Missimore

Group Manager, Avanade

Reviewers

Clément Betacorne
Clément Betacorne
Azure Cloud Solution Specialist, One Step Beyond Group

Clément Betacorne

Azure Cloud Solution Specialist, One Step Beyond Group

Peter van Eijk
Peter van Eijk
Head Coach at ClubCloudComputing.com

Peter van Eijk

Head Coach at ClubCloudComputing.com

Dr. Peter van Eijk is one of the world's most experienced cloud trainers. He offers CCSK as an instructor-led online course, as well as in-person. He is an authorized CSA CCSK (since 2011) and (ISC)2 CCSP trainer with a passion to make you more effective in your work.

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Ledy M. Eng
Ledy M. Eng
Cloud Security Engineer

Ledy M. Eng

Cloud Security Engineer

Staff

Daniele Catteddu
Daniele Catteddu
Chief Technology Officer, CSA

Daniele Catteddu

Chief Technology Officer, CSA

Daniele Catteddu is an information security and risk management practitioner, technologies expert and privacy evangelist with over 15 of experience. He worked in several senior roles both in the private and public sector. He is member of various national and international security expert groups and committees on cyber-security and privacy, keynote speaker at several conferences and author of numerous studies and papers on risk management, ...

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Chandler Curran
Chandler Curran
Membership Success Manager, CSA

Chandler Curran

Membership Success Manager, CSA

Hannah Rock
Hannah Rock
Content Development Manager, CSA

Hannah Rock

Content Development Manager, CSA

Anna Campbell Schorr
Anna Campbell Schorr
Training Program Director, CSA

Anna Campbell Schorr

Training Program Director, CSA

Jerod Hollen
Jerod Hollen
Web / Content Developer, CSA

Jerod Hollen

Web / Content Developer, CSA

Noelle Sheck
Noelle Sheck
Communications Coordinator, CSA

Noelle Sheck

Communications Coordinator, CSA

Stephen Smith
Stephen Smith
Senior Graphic Designer, CSA

Stephen Smith

Senior Graphic Designer, CSA